Scientists Find Evidence Of A Second-Generation Planet Born From A Dying Star
If confirmed, it would be the first white dwarf found to host a second-generation planet.
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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket…
Namibian salt flats look like an alien planet photo of the day for Oct. 12, 2026
The Etosha Pan, Namibia’s largest salt pan, seen from space. (Image credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026),…
Scientists have detected a strange signal that took 10 billion years to reach Earth. It has come from deep space near the dawn of time
Among the strangest signals that astronomers can detect emerging from deep space are fast radio bursts, mysterious bursts…
NASA Investigating Large Hole on Moon That May Open Into Enormous Cave
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Astronomers Trace the Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Yet to a Tiny Galaxy More Than 10 Billion Light-Years Away
JWST’s near-infrared camera (NIRCam) image of the sky around the origin of the fast radio burst. The inset…
APOD: 2026 October 13 – Desert Stairway to Heaven
Explanation: This stairway in Chile brings you only a little bit closer to heaven. But ooh, the sky…
An Impact Structure With Legs
Editor’s Note: Today’s story is the answer to the October Puzzler. From above, the mere appearance of a…
Hubble Spots a Suspected Second-Generation Planet
When stars reach the end of their life cycles, they undergo gravitational collapse and shed their outer layers.…
October 2026 skywatching guide: Orionid meteor shower, Hunter’s Moon, and more celestial events to watch
October usually sweeps in with some great reasons to get outside after dark, whether you’re a dedicated stargazer…
Europe’s new Sentinel-3C satellite just sent back spectacular images of Earth
Just two weeks after reaching orbit, Europe’s new Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite has delivered its first spectacular images of…
The building blocks of life on Earth have been found around distant stars that are similar to our Solar System
The materials that form the building blocks of life on Earth have been found in distant planet-forming discs…